Southern Cross
Crosby, Stills & Nash

_Southern Cross_, by Crosby, Stills, & Nash

Got out of town on a boat goin' to southern islands.
Sailing a reach before a followin' sea.
She was makin' for the trades on the outside,
And the downhill run to Papeete Bay.

Off the wind on this heading lie the Marquesas.
We got eighty feet of the waterline.
Nicely making way.
In a noisy bar in Avalon I tried to call you.
But on a midnight watch I realized why twice you ran away.

Think about how many times I have fallen,
Spirits are using me, larger voices callin'.
What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten.

I have been around the world,
lookin' for that woman, girl,
who knows love can endure.
And you know it will. And you know it will.

When you see the Southern Cross for the first time,
You understand now why you came this way.
'Cause the truth you might be runnin' from is so small.
But it's as big as the promise, the promise of a coming day.

So I'm sailing for tomorrow, my dreams are a dyin'.
And my love is an anchor tied to you, tied with a silver chain.
I have my ship and all her flags are a flyin'
She is all that I have left and music is her name.

Think about how many times I have fallen,
Spirits are using me, larger voices callin'.
What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten.

I have been around the world,
lookin' for that woman, girl,
who knows love can endure.
And you know it will. And you know it will.

So we cheated and we lied and we tested
And we never failed to fail, it was the easiest thing to do.
You will survive being bested.
But somebody fine will come along make me forget about loving you.
At the Southern Cross.

Written by Stephen Stills, Richard Curtis, & Michael Curtis
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Transcribed, & submitted by Terry Lee Moore, [email protected]


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Lyrics by Crosby, Stills & Nash

  (Got To Keep) Open   (He Played Real Good) For Free   4 20   49 Bye-byes   49 Bye-Byes/America's Children   After The Dolphin   After The Storm   Almost Cut My Hair   American Dream   Anything At All   Arrows   As I Come Of Age   Bad Boyz   Barrel Of Pain   Be Yourself   Better Days   Black Queen   Blackbird   Camera   Carried Away   Carry On   Cathedral   Chicago   Chuck's Lament: A Child's Dream   Clear Blue Skies   Cold Rain   Compass   Country Girl: Whiskey Boot Hill/Down, Down...   Cowgirl In The Sand   Dark Star   Daylight Again   Dear Mr. Fantasy   Deja Vu   Delta   Don't Let It Bring You Down   Don't Say Goodbye   Dream For Him   Drive My Car   Drivin' Thunder   Everybody I Love You   Fair Game   Faith In Me   Feel Your Love   Find A Dream   Find The Cost Of Freedom   For What It's Worth   Getting In Control   Got It Made   Guinnevere   Haven't We Lost Enough?   Heartland   Helpless   Helplessly Hoping   Horses Through A Rainstorm   House Of Broken Dreams   How Have You Been   I Give You Give Blind   I Used To Be A King   If Anybody Had A Heart   In My Dreams   In My Life   Into The Darkness   It Won't Go Away   Johnny's Garden   Just A Song Before I Go   King Midas In Reverse   Lady Of The Island   Laughing   Lee Shore   Live It Up   Long Time Gone   Looking Forward   Love The One You're With   Man In The Mirror   Marrakesh Express   Medley: The Loner/Cinnamon Girl/Down By The River   Might As Well Have A Good Time   Military Madness   Music Is Love   Name Of Love   Night Song   Night Time For The Generals   No Tears Left   Ohio   Old Man   On The Way Home   Only Waiting For You   Our House   Out Of Control   Panama   Pre-Road Downs   Queen Of Them All   Raise A Voice   Right Between The Eyes   Run From Tears   Sanibel   See The Changes   Seen Enough   Shadow Captain   Shadowland   Simple Man   Since I Met You   Sleep Song   Slowpoke   Soldiers Of Peace   Someday Soon   Song For Susan   Southbound Train   Southern Man   Stand And Be Counted   Straight Line   Street To Lean On   Suite: Judy Blue Eyes   Teach Your Children   That Girl   There’s Only One   These Empty Days   This Old House   Till It Shines   Tomboy   Too Much Love To Hide   Triad   Turn Back The Pages   Turn Your Back On Love   Unequal Love   Urge For Going (Unreleased Version)   War Games   Wasted On The Way   Wind On The Water   Wooden Ships   Woodstock   Word Game   Wounded Bird   You Are Alive   You Don't Have To Cry   Yours And Mine

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